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Obama largely silent on campaign for gun control - 0 Comments

WASHINGTON — Gun legislation is taking shape on Capitol Hill, but President Barack Obama has kept a low profile lately on an issue he's made a critical part of his second-term agenda.

The president has kept a low profile in the debate during the past three weeks as gun bills are written, embroiled instead in a budget battle. He's letting Vice President Joe Biden bang the drum for tighter gun laws.